Brian John Sherman

Brian John Sherman

Professional Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Columbia University (2012)M.A. Psychology and Education Columbia University (2006)B.A. Psychology Washington University in St. Louis (2003)

Scholarly Interests

My research interests include the implementation and assessment of evidence-based treatments for addiction and compulsive behavior problems. Specifically, examining motivational and demographic factors that contribute to reduction in use and improvement in indices of mental health. Second, I am interested in the association between temperament and psychopathology. My research in this area has examined how different dimensions of temperament (e.g. negative affect, adaptibility, rhythmicity) affect the course of major depressive episodes (e.g. frequency, intensity, duration). Lastly, I have an interest in developmental psychopathology which broadly guides all my research endeavors. With funding from the Institute for Latin American Studies, I traveled to Brazil and studied the effects of family environment (conflict and cohesion) on adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems in a low-income disadvantaged community.

General Research Dissertation Fellowship (Academic Year 2011 – 2012), Office of the Provost and Dean of the College, Teachers College, Columbia University ($6,000).

Independent Study Summer Field Research Travel Grant (2008), Institute of Latin American Studies, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, “Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Brazilian Adolescents” ($1,730).